[Tuberculosis-associated posterior uveitis].

The commercially available interferon gamma release assays T-SPOT.TB and QuantiFERON-TB Gold/QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube may be important, besides the direct detection with culturing, PCR or the Mantoux skin test, for the diagnosis of tuberculosis as a possible cause of uveitis. It is important to know the limitations of these tests to get a fast and reliable diagnosis which may necessitate initiation of causative treatment of the tuberculosis to prevent further damage to the eye and to avoid multi-drug resistant tuberculosis strains.